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Daily Mail
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Netflix hit dominates charts with staggering 74.2M views combined
Published: Updated: It's time to grab your popcorn and tune into Netflix, as the streaming giant has revealed which films are topping its charts this week. From a new documentary to a comedy, here are the 10 most-watched movies. The Life List The Life List continues to dominate Netflix's charts, generating 7.5 million views this week, totaling 74.2M views since its release. When her mother sends her on a quest to complete a teenage bucket list, a young woman uncovers family secrets, finds romance — and rediscovers herself. If you're looking for a rom-com, this could be a great choice. Meet the Khumalos With 5.7 million views this week, Meet the Khumalos claims the second spot on the streaming giant's global charts. In this film, two moms — once best friends, now arch-enemies — start a neighborhood war against each other when they find out their kids are head-over-heels in love. If you're looking for a new comedy, consider giving this a watch. Life or Something Like It Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror With 4.4 million views this week, Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror takes the fourth spot on the streaming giant's charts. This gripping documentary revisits the shocking 1995 bombing of an Oklahoma City federal building, the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history. Rise of the Guardians With 3.1 million views this week, Rise of the Guardians lands the fifth spot on Netflix's charts. Jack Frost teams up with Santa, the Tooth Fairy and others to battle a malicious spirit determined to destroy the innocent beliefs of children. The Croods Despicable Me 4 With 2.9 million views this week, Despicable Me 4 lands the seventh spot on Netflix's charts. With the arrival of a new baby, Gru's life is great — until an old rival comes back for revenge and forces Gru to uproot his family and Minions! If you're looking for a family-friendly film, this could be an excellent pick. Minions With 2.6 million views this week, Minions secures the eighth spot on the streaming giant's charts. This prequel follows the Minions as they try to win the favor of supervillain Scarlet Overkill. The Boss Baby With 2.6 million views this week, The Boss Baby takes the ninth spot on Netflix's charts. In this film, a kid finds himself at the center of a corporate plot thanks to his new baby brother — who only talks business when their parents aren't around. Despicable Me 3 With 2.5 million views this week, Despicable Me 3 lands the final spot on Netflix's charts this week. After failing to arrest an '80s child star turned supervillain, Gru loses his job – but gains a family member when he learns he's got a long-lost twin.
The Sun
22-04-2025
- The Sun
FBI ‘failure' at Waco siege inspired anti-gov nut Timothy McVeigh to kill 168 in Oklahoma bombing, Netflix producer says
OKLAHOMA bomber Timothy McVeigh's twisted killing of 168 people was in retaliation for the nightmare at Waco exactly two years earlier, a producer on a new film about the tragedy has told The U.S. Sun. Last weekend marked 30 years since the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was blown apart by a truck bomb planned by former U.S. Army soldier McVeigh and his co-conspirator Terry Nichols. 7 7 WACO NIGHTMARE The sickening, senseless terror attack on April 19, 1995, is the subject of a new Netflix documentary, Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror, produced by Greg Tillman, who previously worked on the explosive Waco: American Apocalypse. Loner McVeigh, who was waging a personal war against authority, had traveled to Texas in April 1993 while cult leader David Koresh was urging his followers to come out fighting against FBI and ATF agents. Some cult members were killed in early battles with the ATF. That drew widespread condemnation which fueled the 51-day Waco siege. The U.S. Sun previously sat down with former FBI agent Jim McGee, who admitted mistakes were made — errors that eventually changed how the FBI operates. McGee said the agents got it wrong on the fateful day of February 28, 1993, which sparked a two-month nightmare. It also contributed to the death of 86 people, including 28 children. "I would not conduct the assault and search warrant execution the way ATF did," said McGee, who worked the entire seven-week siege. Watching from a police perimeter was McVeigh, who was drawn to Koresh's warped vision and left incensed by how the FBI handled the situation. Tillman has pored over the grisly details of both Waco and Oklahoma City. He freely concedes that Waco wasn't the FBI's 'finest hour,' describing it as more of a military-style operation than a law enforcement response. Heartbreaking story of Oklahoma City firefighter who cradled baby girl's body in arms in haunting image of 1995 bombing But as the world struggled to come to terms with what was, at the time, the worst terror attack on US soil, Tillman said authorities quickly stepped up and brought those responsible to justice. "The way they reacted to the Oklahoma City bombing," he told The U.S. Sun, "that gave them the opportunity to showcase what they were designed to do." He compared the FBI's tactical approach to a 'basketball team playing zone defense.' The new documentary features riveting interviews with key officials involved in the eventual takedown of McVeigh and Nichols, both of whom were convicted for their roles in the bombing. 7 7 LUCKY BREAK Nichols received 161 consecutive life sentences and will die in prison. McVeigh was executed by lethal injection in 2001. FBI office chief Bob Ricks and his Kansas-based colleague Scott Crabtree detailed the painstaking statewide hunt to bring the twisted perpetrators to justice. In a strange twist of fate, local cop Charlie Hanger pulled McVeigh over for an unrelated firearms offense just 90 minutes after the bomb had wreaked carnage in downtown Oklahoma City. Hangar stopped him for having no license plates on his car, and issued an arrest for a carrying a loaded firearm. McVeigh was taken to the small town of Perry—just nine miles from the blast site—and held in jail as the scale of the devastation began to unfold. The local police had no idea the man they had just arrested was the most wanted man in America. Initial fears were of a Middle Eastern terror attack. Eventually, though, when McVeigh's name was run through the system, they realized—just hours before he was due to be released—that McVeigh was already in custody. "It's an amazing fact in the story," said Tillman of McVeigh's initial arrest, "but I think a lot of people, especially post-9/11, have forgotten about it." There was even a moment, he said, when McVeigh was driving with a trunk full of volatile explosives—blasting caps and other materials—and was rear-ended. It could have blown the car to smithereens on the spot. Tillman deliberately avoided watching previous documentaries about the attack to keep his mind clear. However, he did pore over 60 hours of previously unreleased interviews with McVeigh, recorded in prison by a seasoned reporter from the Buffalo News. After the media frenzy died down, Lou Michel visited McVeigh's family home and convinced his father, Bill, to talk his son into speaking with him. The tapes, Tillman said, offered chilling insights into McVeigh's warped mindset. CHARACTER ANALYSIS They revealed his stomach-churning lack of empathy for the victims—19 of whom were children at the daycare center inside the Murrah building. 'Tim was looking for attention," continued Tillman. "You hear that all through the interview. Someone finally listening to him—that's what he wanted.' One question from Michel's colleague Dan Herbeck came out of nowhere—and struck a serious chord. McVeigh was asked how he would define love between two people. 'There's just silence,' Tillman recalled. 'You can feel him trying to figure out the right answer to make himself look good.' The response, said the producer, revealed McVeigh's deep isolation. No real friends. No romantic relationships. 'He wanted the world to recognize him," he added. "McVeigh wanted power, attention. You see the same thing with school shooters, how they want people to notice them. They don't. They'll do something that forces the world to pay attention." Once McVeigh, Nichols, and co-conspirator-turned-informant Michael Fortier (along with Fortier's wife) were identified, the FBI launched a sweeping investigation involving over 30,000 hours of interviews. The breakthrough came via a calling card used by the perpetrators, which Tillman said became a vital "roadmap" to their actions in the months leading up to the attack. 'There was an orgy of evidence,' he admitted. TROUBLING INFLUENCES Nichols, now incarcerated in a high-security prison in Colorado, has never granted an interview and has remained uncooperative since his sentencing. Still, Tillman described him as 'a very broken person who had real problems with relationships.' The documentary also explores how McVeigh and Nichols were heavily influenced by The Turner Diaries, a 1978 novel by William Luther Pierce—founder of the white nationalist group National Alliance—writing under the pseudonym Andrew Macdonald. The New York Times has described the book as 'explicitly racist and anti-Semitic.' 'McVeigh may never have done this if he hadn't found someone who made him feel like he wasn't alone,' Tillman said. 'He was always looking for a team.' 'He didn't have the internet back then. Today, he probably would've found a whole group of people to talk with in some dark chat room. But back then, someone like Nichols had to be broken too.' Carl Spengler, the first medic on the scene, told The U.S. Sun ahead of the documentary release that he had hoped for "closure" after carrying the pain of seeing the horrific aftermath of McVeigh's deranged plot. Tillman hopes others embroiled in the disaster will find solace in his work and that despite the carnage wreaked, perhaps the world can learn a lesson from the nightmare of the devastating Oklahoma bomb. "I think it's a great reminder in a time of a very divisive country we're looking at right now, a lot of hate is coming from both sides. "People are hurling insults and demonizing each other and not listening to each other," concluded the veteran film producer. 'I think this is what happens when you take that mindset to its extreme. "When you start to believe the people you disagree with are so horrible they don't deserve to live, it's important to remind people—this is where that leads.' 7 7
USA Today
19-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
How Netflix's Oklahoma City bombing documentary spotlights resiliency amid tragedy
How Netflix's Oklahoma City bombing documentary spotlights resiliency amid tragedy Show Caption Hide Caption Watch trailer for Netflix's 'Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror' Netflix's documentary 'Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror' arrives on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy. See the exclusive trailer. On the morning of April 19, 1995, an Army veteran once described as 'probably the best soldier' in his company parked a commercial truck carrying a 4,800-pound bomb in downtown Oklahoma City. Timothy McVeigh targeted the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building because of the numerous federal agencies scattered among the structure's nine stories, where hundreds worked. The date marked two years since the fatal end of a 51-day standoff between law enforcement and cult leader David Koresh in Waco, Texas. In retaliation, McVeigh rented a truck using a fake I.D. made with a clothing iron to transport the fertilizer bomb that he and his friend Terry Nichols assembled. The two first met in the Army, and later bonded over their anti-government views. At 9:02 a.m., the explosive detonated, obliterating one-third of the building, which also housed a daycare center. Thirty years after the shocking act of domestic terror that claimed 168 lives, the tragedy is the focus of new projects: NatGeo's three-part docuseries 'Oklahoma City Bombing: One Day in America' is streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. And Netflix's 'Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror' 1 hour, 24-minute documentary chronicles the day of the bombing, featuring interviews with people on site and law enforcement officers desperate to solve the case. The documentary also spotlights local residents' resiliency and ability to step up for their grief-stricken community. The Oklahoma City bombing: A timeline of events, the aftermath The inspiring Oklahomans who 'found a heroic piece of themselves' Director Greg Tillman tells USA TODAY that while making his film, he found a consistent theme: 'In spite of the horror that they're all experiencing,' he says, 'so many people in that moment found a heroic piece of themselves that they may never have known about until something like this happened in their life.' The filmmaker applauds the 'hundreds' who 'ran right to the site to see if they could help people.' Those attempting to save survivors in the building did so with the understanding that they were risking their own lives. Dr. Carl Spengler, who performed onsite triage, remembers in the documentary a surgeon who, when he 'crawled into the hole to do (an) amputation he handed his wallet back and said, 'If this collapses, give that to my wife.'' Tillman says FBI officials told him as he made the documentary they were mindful about requests for donations, 'because anything they asked for from the public, they got 20 times more than needed.' 'Faith endured:' Downtown OKC congregations' stories of resilience and hope in bombing aftermath Timothy McVeigh in custody for another crime during hunt for bomber Charlie Hanger, then an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper, pulled over McVeigh shortly after the bombing. McVeigh's getaway car, a 1977 Mercury Marquis, didn't have a license plate. McVeigh threatened Hanger with the loaded gun bulging from his jacket, so Hanger arrested McVeigh and brought him to Noble County Jail in Perry, about an hour north of Oklahoma City. There, McVeigh was booked and saw on TV the extent of the devastation. Because of a court backlog, McVeigh remained jailed, though authorities had not yet connected him to the bombing. Meanwhile, a blown-off piece of McVeigh's truck led authorities to a rental reservation, which resulted in a sketch that ultimately connected him to the crime. The FBI searched a database to see if anyone named Timothy McVeigh had been arrested and discovered he'd been apprehended in Perry. On April 21, the FBI phoned Hanger, who informed them that McVeigh was currently in court '35, 45 minutes away from walking out the door.' When asked about the coincidence Mark Gibson, then assistant district attorney for Noble County, reasoned with a Southern drawl, 'God was watching us.' McVeigh was executed in 2001. His co-conspirator Nichols is serving a life sentence in Florence, Colorado. Here's what happened to the OKC bomber, his accomplice and others in the 30 years since the attack A dedicated doctor, grieving mother and transformed survivor The documentary depicts the experiences of three people irrevocably touched by the tragedy that will stay with viewers long after the documentary ends. Spengler, a third-year medical resident, accepted a friend's invitation for breakfast near the Federal Building after his shift ended at 7 a.m. Spengler says after the bombing he 'took off running' to the scene and provided triage care. He determined which victims needed the most urgent attention and which could not be saved. 'And to compound all of that, you had children,' Spengler emphasizes. Renee Moore worked near the building and relied on its daycare for her 6-month-old son Antonio Cooper Jr., who was among those killed. She recalls nights where she would drive to McVeigh's prison and 'just sit out there in the dark, wondering how I could get in so I could hurt him.' In an interesting twist of fate she welcomed another son, Carlos Moore, on Antonio's birthday. Amy Downs, an employee of the building's Federal Employees Credit Union, regained consciousness beneath a mountain of debris. Rescuers located Downs but had to flee before they could free her from the rubble after authorities thought they had found a second bomb. 'They were leaving me buried alive,' Downs remembers. 'And I'd start thinking about my life and relationships and doing something with your life to help others, and I'd never been a mom. And all of a sudden, it was just so clear. I didn't live a life true to myself. Once free, Downs vowed to God, 'I would never live my life the same.' She became a triathlete, earned her MBA, became CEO of the credit union, an author and a motivational speaker. The children of the Oklahoma City bombing remain symbols of the city's growth
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Yahoo
The Story Behind 'Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror'
The Oklahoma City bombing left 168 people dead. Credit - Courtesy of Netflix Thirty years ago, a truck bomb went off at a federal office building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, including 19 children, in the deadliest domestic terror attack in the U.S. 'In Oklahoma, they're used to twisters, those ugly storms that arrive across the prairie to savage the towns, tear them apart and leave, tossing houses behind them,' TIME wrote in a special issue after the April 19, 1995 bombing. 'To live there means understanding that nature is not evil, only whimsical. Human nature, on the other hand, proved incomprehensible at 9:02 Wednesday morning.' The perpetrator was Timothy McVeigh, an anti-government ex-Army soldier who served in first Gulf War, who received the death penalty and was executed by lethal injection on June 11, 2001. Three decades later, the documentary Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror looks back on that day, featuring interviews with law enforcement involved in the case and victims of the attack. Viewers will also hear McVeigh's voice throughout the documentary, sourced from snippets of nearly 60 hours of interviews the journalist Lou Michel conducted with McVeigh while he was in a federal prison in Colorado. In the documentary, people who processed McVeigh in the criminal justice system, like the jailer who took his fingerprints, and the highway patrolman who pulled over McVeigh in an unrelated traffic stop about an hour after the bombing, talk about the moments that led to McVeigh's arrest. The officer who pulled him over on the highway, Charlie Hanger, remembers McVeigh telling him that he had a loaded weapon, to which he responded, 'so is mine.' Because McVeigh had a loaded weapon and was driving without license plates, he was taken into custody. While McVeigh was in custody, the FBI was compiling evidence that connected him to the scene, including a piece of the truck that blew up the building. It had a number on it that allowed police to trace the vehicle to Elliott's auto body shop in Junction City, Kansas. People who had seen him at the auto body shop worked with sketch artists to produce sketches that FBI agents took door-to-door in the city. A hotel owner said the sketch reminded him of a customer named Timothy McVeigh who had recently checked into the hotel. Authorities were able to search the name in a database of people recently arrested and raced to the Noble County courthouse in Perry, Oklahoma, where McVeigh was standing in front of a judge. McVeigh was part of a fringe movement of American extremists who were incensed by a botched FBI raid in Waco, Texas, that left 76 dead on April 19, 1993. Carrying out the Oklahoma City bombing on the same date two years later was an act of revenge on the federal government. 'Waco started this war. Hopefully Oklahoma would end it,' McVeigh told Michel from prison. McVeigh was one of many extremists inspired by The Turner Diaries, a book in which the main character blows up the FBI headquarters with a truck carrying similar explosives to the ones that McVeigh used in the Oklahoma City bombing. He worked with Terry Nichols and Michael Fortier, who had served in the Army with McVeigh, to pull off the plot. Nichols, who helped McVeigh build the bomb, is in prison for life, without the possibility of parole. Fortier, who was aware of the plot, accepted a plea deal in exchange for testifying in McVeigh's trial, and was released in 2006. Excerpts of Michel's interviews with McVeigh reveal a man who is still bitter from enduring bullying as a young child. 'Because I was so short, nobody used to pick me for the teams,' McVeigh explains. 'They started calling me Noodle McVeigh because I was thin as a noodle.' Michel says in the documentary, 'Guns made him feel secure.' McVeigh told Michel he had no regrets about the bombing: 'Am I remorseful? No.' The documentary features devastating accounts from survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing. Amy Downs, who worked in the federal office building, was buried alive. 'I was still in my chair upside down buried in about 10 feet of rubble,' she recalls. She remembers her right hand sticking out of the debris, a rescuer trying to determine whether she was alive by asking what color shirt she was wearing, and when she said green, a hand grabbed her hand. Downs later became CEO of the credit union she was working for at the time of the bombing. A six-month-old baby, Antonio Cooper, was one of the 168 people killed that day, in a daycare center located at the site of the bombing. His mother, Renee Moore, worked in downtown Oklahoma City and would see him everyday at lunch. The day of the bombing was the first time she didn't get to go see him. That night, while rescuers were continuing to search for survivors, it was very cold and rainy, and she recalls thinking, 'Lord please don't let my baby be in that building cold and hungry and hurt. It was the worst night ever.' Moore still lives in Oklahoma City and had another son, Carlos Jr. She says in the documentary that McVeigh got off easy by being executed under the death penalty in 2001, that he deserved to suffer for longer in prison. 'He's taking the easy road out,' she says. 'We have to live with this; he doesn't.' Write to Olivia B. Waxman at
Axios
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
New movies and shows this week on Netflix, Paramount+ and Apple TV+
Here's what's new on Netflix, Paramount+, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Disney+, Max and Peacock. What we're watching: A documentary about the Oklahoma City bombing, a look at the tragic family story surrounding pop singers Nick and Aaron Carter, and a new period comedy about a former inmate acclimating back into society. " Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror," available Friday on Netflix State of play: It's been 30 years since the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. Zoom in: This documentary features crime scene recreations and firsthand accounts and interviews with Timothy McVeigh, the man responsible for the bombing. " The Carters," available now on Paramount+ The intrigue: This emotional documentary about the upbringing of pop superstars Nick and Aaron Carter is narrated by the singers' sister, Angel. Behind the scenes: Director Soleil Moon Frye uses home videos, photographs, audio recordings, private text messages and conversations with family friends, including Melissa Joan Hart, Scout Willis and longtime manager Lori Knight. " Government Cheese," available now on Apple TV+ Driving the news: This surrealist comedy series starring and produced by David Oyelowo ("Selma") premiered at SXSW. " Leverage: Redemption," Season 3, on Prime Video This season, the team will be pitted against a variety of corrupt adversaries while dodging the wrath of a past enemy and working through new relationship dynamics. Available now " Ransom Canyon," on Netflix This new drama from "All American" creator April Blair follows a power struggle between three ranching families in Texas Hill Country and the budding romance between a rancher (played by Josh Duhamel) and a local dancehall owner (played by Minka Kelly). Available now " The Rehearsal," Season 2, on Max Director and star Nathan Fielder puts his resources this season toward simulating a commercial plane crash. Available Sunday " Law & Order: Organized Crime," Season 5, on Peacock This season, the Organized Crime Control Bureau will face threats like cross-border smuggling, high-tech domestic terrorism and a crime family looking for vengeance against Det. Stabler (played by Christopher Meloni). Available now " Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things — The First Shadow," on Netflix This documentary goes behind the scenes of the stage-play prequel to the events of "Stranger Things." Available now " Jane," Season 3, on Apple TV+ The show's namesake, renowned zoologist Jane Goodall, will make an appearance this season. Available Friday " Light and Magic," Season 2, on Disney+ This three-part series follows the visual effects division of Lucasfilm (the studio behind "Star Wars") during the beginning of the digital age. Available Friday
